45 dead, hundreds missing in Ugany da landslide-minister triple explosions in afghanistan's troubled southern region claimed eight lives in a single day on monday amid ongoing operations against taliban bastion in marjah district of southern helmand proviolence t in the first incident in taliban birthplace kandahar province , at least four civilians were killed and another sustained injuries , officials said t a suicide bomber attacked a convoy of the nato-led troops in kandahar , south of afghanistan , killing four civilians on monday , the interior minis .. . related articles 25 >>

Natalee Holloway Suspect Confesses, Again? a dutch man once considered a suspect in the 2005 disappearance of alabama teenager natalee holloway has told a television station he dumped her body in a swamp , aruba's chief prosecutor told cnn . related articles 7 >>

India Exports Rise for Third Straight Month thailand's exports rose the most in 18 months in january as the economies of key markets , led by china , gained momentum , helping to boost orders for goods from rice to auto parts t shipments gained 30.8 per cent from a year earlier to $13.72 billion , commerce minister porntiva nakasai said in nonthaburi province on the outskirts of bangkok yesterday t the median estimate of eight economists in a bloomberg news survey was for a 32.8 percent increase t that's the third month of gains , after exports .. . related articles 5 >>

Thai Migrant Rules to Take Time authorities intend to stick to a tuesday deadline for new immigration rules that could result in the deportation of hundreds of thousands of migrant workers , but official said it could take some time before any deportations begin . related articles 7 >>

Witness tells of train crossing horror the family of a deceased colorado grandmother is fighting in court to keep her head attached to her body and away from the phoenix-based alcor life extension foundation , which promises to freeze clients with the hopes of reviving them at a later time t t . related articles 7 >>

Justices dismiss Gitmo Uyghurs' appeal the albanian ministry of interior announces that it accepts the transfer of three prisoners from the us detention center in guantanamo bay , cuba . related articles 6 >>

HSBC boss donates bonus to charity michael geoghegan , the chief executive of banking giant hsbc , will on monday announce plans to donate his annual bonus of nearly 4 million pounds ($6.1 million us dollars) to charities , reports said.geoghegan , who relocated from hsbc's london headquarters to hong kong in february , is expected to discuss his bonus at a press conference to unveil the banking titan's annual results for 2009 on monday . related articles 6 >>

Thai bomb detector doable in 6 months the abhisit vejjajiva cabinet assigned the ministry of science and technology to clarify the ineffectiveness of the british-made gt200 bomb detector to agencies using the equipment in thailand’s three southern border provinces so that they adjust their operation to stop using the device , prime minister abhisit vejjajiva said tuesday . related articles 6 >>

British Cold War nuclear bunker up for sale on eBay a cold war-era nuclear bunker in britain has been put up for sale on online auction site ebay , and by monday bidders hady pushed the price up to 19,300 pounds f21,500 euros , 29,000 us dollars) . related articles 3 >>